Sudan army routed in heavy fighting along El Obeid-Kosti road
SAF attempt to open key North Kordofan road
Heavy fighting erupted yesterday between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces on both ends of the road connecting the North Kordofan capital El Obeid with the army-controlled state of White Nile.
The battles began after the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) launched simultaneous operations east from El Obeid toward Mount Kordofan—an RSF stronghold—and west from Tendelti toward Umm Ruwaba, a two-pronged assault apparently intending to open the key Kordofan road, or at least to make progress toward that goal.